Barriers and facilitators to implementation of non-medical independent prescribing in primary care in the UK: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To support workforce deficits and rising demand for medicines, independent prescribing (IP) by nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals is a key component of workforce transformation in UK healthcare. This systematic review of qualitative research studies used a thematic synthesis approach to explore stakeholders' views on IP in primary care and identify barriers and facilitators influencing implementation.

Setting

UK primary/community care.

Participants

Inclusion criteria were UK qualitative studies of any design, published in the English language. Six electronic databases were searched between January 2010 and September 2021, supplemented by reference list searching. Papers were screened, selected and quality-appraised using the Quality Assessm

SUBMITTER: Edwards J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185484 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature